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+# Acknowledgments
+
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
+
+- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
+    - [DILIGENT](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/004260) (grant no. 004260).
+- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
+    - [D4Science](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/212488) (grant no. 212488);
+    - [D4Science-II](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/239019) (grant no.239019);
+    - [ENVRI](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283465) (grant no. 283465);
+    - [iMarine](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283644) (grant no. 283644);
+    - [EUBrazilOpenBio](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/288754) (grant no. 288754).
+- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
+    - [SoBigData](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654024) (grant no. 654024);
+    - [PARTHENOS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654119) (grant no. 654119);
+    - [EGI-Engage](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654142) (grant no. 654142);
+    - [ENVRI PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654182) (grant no. 654182);
+    - [BlueBRIDGE](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675680) (grant no. 675680);
+    - [PerformFISH](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/727610) (grant no. 727610);
+    - [AGINFRA PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/731001) (grant no. 731001);
+    - [DESIRA](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818194) (grant no. 818194);
+    - [ARIADNEplus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823914) (grant no. 823914);
+    - [RISIS 2](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/824091) (grant no. 824091);
+    - [EOSC-Pillar](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857650) (grant no. 857650);
+    - [Blue Cloud](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/862409) (grant no. 862409);
+    - [SoBigData-PlusPlus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/871042) (grant no. 871042);
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 Infrastructures enabling the dynamic deployment of Virtual Research Environments
 by favouring the realisation of reuse oriented policies.
  
-The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
-
-- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
-    - DILIGENT (grant no. 004260).
-- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
-    - D4Science (grant no. 212488);
-    - D4Science-II (grant no.239019);
-    - ENVRI (grant no. 283465);
-    - iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-    - EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754).
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - SoBigData (grant no. 654024);
-    - PARTHENOS (grant no. 654119);
-    - EGIEngage (grant no. 654142);
-    - ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182);
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680);
-    - PerformFish (grant no. 727610);
-    - AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
-    - DESIRA (grant no. 818194);
-    - ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914);
-    - RISIS2 (grant no. 824091);
-
-
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)